World-class yet misunderstood, Harry Kane remains

Euro 2024 in Germany will be a huge moment for arguably the Three Lions’ greatest player who turns 31 next month

Southgate in crisis. England in Euro flip-flap flop. Kane: My (in hindsight) Sad and Doomed Trophy Hopes. Plus ça change, plus c’est the same bleeding thing all over again.

Whenever Harry Kane approaches a significant mark in his career it is always tempting to peer down the time tunnel in search of a poignant on-this-day-style comparison. Jump back 10 years and Kane, more so than any other elite footballer, is likely to have been on the bench at AFC Egham or scoring a hat-trick against Bogford Cheesedown in the Copydex Industrial Sealants 37th-tier playoff quarter-finals.